YPSILANTI, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: A chamber music trio including an Eastern Michigan University professor of cello, Deborah Pae, received major international recognition this summer. The trio's debut album "Masterpieces Among Peers," which features Frank Bridge's Piano Trio No. 2 and Brahms' Trio No 1 in B major, was awarded the German Record Critics' Award / Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of chamber music. The award  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) along with Restore America's Estuaries (RAE) announced the awarding of $1.8 million in new funding to local organizations working for clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems in Southeast New England. The funding is provided by EPA under the 2020 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants, a collaboration between   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following announcement on Aug. 26: The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) today released a Draft Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of treatments for hemophilia A; this assessment includes valoctocogene roxaparvovec (Roctavian(TM), BioMarin Pharmaceutical) and emicizumab (Hemlibra(R), Genentech). ICER is proceeding with this assessment despite the co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Aug. 26: For patients with non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) marked by RET gene fusions, the targeted therapy selpercatinib was well tolerated and achieved durable objective responses, or tumor shrinkage, in the majority of participants in the Phase I/II LIBRETTO-001 trial, according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Among previously untreat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is announcing two first-of-their-kind procedures in New England today, to treat one of the most common forms of heart valve disease. A tricuspid valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair - both involving catheter-based systems designed specifically for patients with tricuspid valve disease - were successfully performed at MGH earlier this summer.  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is notifying residents about potential exposures related to the Sturgis, SD, Motorcycle Rally held August 7-16. There have been more than 100 confirmed cases associated with the Sturgis event, including six New Hampshire residents. DHHS recommends that all NH residents who traveled to Sturgis for the motorcycle ral  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DT 20-134): Re: Consolidated Communications, Petition for Waiver of the Wholesale Performance Plan To Competitive Local Exchange Carriers: On August 19, 2020, Consolidated Communications of Northern New England, LLC (Consolidated) filed a Petition for Waiver of the Wholesale Performance Plan (WPP), under WPP Section G.1.c (the Petition). Consolidated's Petition describes a targete  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently appeared before a New Hampshire state commission to recommend ways to increase transparency within law enforcement agencies. "The sunshine these efforts are headed for certainly show the good work that police officers do 99 percent of the time as well as weeding out the bad conduct," said attorney Gregory V. Sullivan on behalf of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: A clinical trial at four pediatric diabetes centers in the United States has found that a new artificial pancreas system -- which automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels -- is safe and effective at managing blood glucose levels in children as young as age six with type 1 diabetes. The trial was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 01-RC-263214) by Region 1 Acting Director Paul J. Murphy: Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., Employer, And, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen And Helpers Of America, Local Union No. 633, A/W International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION/1 Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. (the Employer) is engaged in the bottling and distribution of Coca-Cola and othe  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 26: NOAA today announced a total of $2.7 million in grants supporting 23 projects to address the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife, navigation safety, economic activity, and ecosystem health. With the addition of non-federal matching contributions, the total investment in these marine debris projects is more than $5.9 million. The grants,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has awarded a $105,452 grant to the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) Foundation to expand Rhode Island's innovative fiberglass boat recycling program across New England and to the state of Washi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 26: U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has awarded a $105,452 grant to the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) Foundation to expand Rhode Island's innovative fiberglass boat recycling program across New England and to t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: As Senator Ed Markey and Representative Joe Kennedy III faced off in their final Democratic Senate Primary Debate last week, UMass Boston PhD students Krystal-Gayle O'Neill and Natalie Shellito asked them to address two pressing issues on the minds of college students across the nation -- protecting our international students and aiding public colleges during a pandemic. "With classes onl  more